{"id":509,"date":"2012-03-22T01:17:55","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T01:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/almihrab.wordpress.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"2015-03-13T11:32:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T17:32:34","slug":"foodistan-lahore-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Foodistan (Lahore, Pakistan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Recently, I came back from a month long trip to Lahore \u2013 the culinary capital of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Lahore, has a wide variety of cuisine, from fancy upscale Italian restaurants to the simple Pakistani village food and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p>A few tips for those of you who may be traveling to Pakistan soon:<\/p>\n<p>1. Get Your Shots \u2013 Before you Travel (Currently Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Polio and Malaria are the main diseases in Pakistan)<\/p>\n<p>2. Don\u2019t Drink The Water \u2013 unless it\u2019s Bottled and Sealed (Nestle PureLife is the most reliable brand)<\/p>\n<p>3. Don\u2019t Eat Street Food \u2013 unless it is fried up, steaming hot, or cooked well done!\u00a0 Avoid eating anything cold or something made with water.<\/p>\n<p>If you follow those 3 simple rules, you should be fine and not get sick!<\/p>\n<p>Below is a short slideshow of my trip through \u201cFoodistan\u201d aka Lahore this past February.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy the pictures, as much as I enjoyed eating all the delicious food:)!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-509 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/paratha01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/paratha01-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-538\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-538'>\n\t\t\t\tFresh Butter on hand-made Aloo Paratha (Bread stuffed with Potato) in the Pind (Village)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/pakphonepics_lahore2012-043\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/pakphonepics_lahore2012-043-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-537\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-537'>\n\t\t\t\tNando&#8217;s Half Chicken Dinner\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-557\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-557-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-534\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-534'>\n\t\t\t\tSugarcane Juice Coming out of the Juicing Machine!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-593\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-593-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-533\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-533'>\n\t\t\t\tImage of SF Bay Area inside the Hardee&#8217;s Restaurant in Defence, Lahore. Btw, Try the Jalapeno Thickburger at Hardee&#8217;s &#8211; it&#8217;s the best burger in Pakistan!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-507\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-507-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-532\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-532'>\n\t\t\t\tKulfi &#8211; frozen Pakistani Dessert made with Cream, Sugar and California Almonds!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-393\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-393-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-531\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-531'>\n\t\t\t\tSteak Dinner from &#8220;The Cafe Upstairs&#8221; in Lahore, Pakistan\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-377\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-377-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-529\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-529'>\n\t\t\t\tFresh Jilabee (Fried Flour &#038; Syrup) made in the Pind (Village)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-241\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-241-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-528\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-528'>\n\t\t\t\tSweet Paan (Beetle Leaf stuffed with nuts, coconut and other good stuff:))\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/pind_2012-11a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/pind_2012-11a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-527\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-527'>\n\t\t\t\tFresh Aloo Paratha (Bread stuffed with Potato) made in the Pind (Village)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-556\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-556-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-526\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-526'>\n\t\t\t\tthe sugarcane juice is coming out!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-455\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-455-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-525\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-525'>\n\t\t\t\tJumbo Jilabee (Fried Flour &#038; Syrup)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-380\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-380-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-524\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-524'>\n\t\t\t\tSugarcane Truck on it&#8217;s way into town\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/olympus-digital-camera-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/dubaipindlahore01_2012-141-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-522\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-522'>\n\t\t\t\tFresh Carrots from the Pind (Village)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/olympus-digital-camera-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/dubaipindlahore01_2012-147-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-519\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-519'>\n\t\t\t\tFresh Oranges from the Pind (Village)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-597\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-597-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-518\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-518'>\n\t\t\t\tPakistani Chai (Tea) at the Lahore Airport\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-594\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-594-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-517\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-517'>\n\t\t\t\tFilet Mignon Steak Dinner from &#8220;Cafe Aylanto&#8221; in Lahore, Pakistan\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-454\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-454-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-516\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-516'>\n\t\t\t\tFalooda &#8211; Pakistani Dessert made with Kulfi, ice cream, noodles and pistachios!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-385\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-385-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-515\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-515'>\n\t\t\t\tBackside view of a sugarcane truck on it&#8217;s way into town\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-362\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-362-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-514\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-514'>\n\t\t\t\tOld School Pakistani Hookah (Tobacco Water Pipe)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/lahore2012-378\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/lahore2012-378-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-513\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-513'>\n\t\t\t\tMaking Fresh Jilabee (Fried Flour &#038; Syrup) in the Pind (Village)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/pind_2012-36a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/pind_2012-36a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-511\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-511'>\n\t\t\t\tMaking Fresh Aloo Pakoras (Fried Potato Dumplings) on a wood stove in the Pind (Village)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/almihrab\/2012\/03\/foodistan-lahore-pakistan\/olympus-digital-camera\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/198\/2012\/03\/dubaipindlahore01_2012-113-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-510\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-510'>\n\t\t\t\tFresh Buffalo Milk is creamier and tastier than cow milk!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>You can see more pictures of my trip to Pakistan on ILLUME magazine online <a title=\"Pakistani Village Slideshow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illumemagazine.com\/zine\/articleDetail.php?Village-Life-in-Pakistan-13963#\/1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I came back from a month long trip to Lahore \u2013 the culinary capital of Pakistan. 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